Over the past decade there has been a remarkable change in the ownership of family medicine practices in BC. Large numbers are now owned and operated by private corporations, which are neither owned... Read More

After careful review of more than 800 research papers on e-cigarettes, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicines’ evidence-based clinical guidelines concluded that there is “... Read More

To date (22 April 2020), there are no Health Canada–approved COVID-19 pharmacologic treatments, yet there is intense interest and media coverage of potential pharmacological agents.[1,2] In BC, we... Read More

As usual, I’m in my assigned clinical skills room early, a practice honed either by training (during my career as a flight attendant), or maybe just an aspect of my personality. I don’t need to be... Read More

Staying away from each other has become crucial to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Public health officials have instructed us to practise social distancing, stay home, avoid crowds, and refrain... Read More